The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 115 132 121
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -11
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 4 3 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.169% 0.095% 0.299%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.518% 0.282% 1.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £300
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £305 £298
% change year-on-year
+1.63% +2.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
Average hourly rate - £40.00 £38.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +5.26%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year
+1.35% +2.06%
All Programming Languages
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
772 1064 881
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 32.70% 33.73% 29.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 592 488
Average daily rate £315 £318 £305
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.78% +4.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £238 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 53 46
Average hourly rate £33.00 £21.86 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+50.96% -20.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £14.63 £15.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £112.50 £37.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Embedded C
England

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded C across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North West Embedded C Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Embedded C across the North West region.

North West Embedded C Daily Rate Trend

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Embedded C across the North West region.

North West Embedded C Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the North West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire - 2 - -
Embedded C
England

Embedded C
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Embedded C also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded C.

1 9 (100.00%) C
2 6 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 6 (66.67%) Firmware
3 5 (55.56%) ZigBee
4 3 (33.33%) Linux
4 3 (33.33%) GPRS
4 3 (33.33%) GSM
4 3 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (22.22%) SCADA
5 2 (22.22%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 2 (22.22%) Subversion
5 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
5 2 (22.22%) Ethernet
5 2 (22.22%) Bluetooth
5 2 (22.22%) C++
5 2 (22.22%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 2 (22.22%) HND
5 2 (22.22%) Wireless
5 2 (22.22%) Electronics
6 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
6 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (11.11%) Internet
6 1 (11.11%) Configuration Management
6 1 (11.11%) Embedded C++
6 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (11.11%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (11.11%) Smart Meter

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Embedded C also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 5 (55.56%) ZigBee
3 3 (33.33%) GPRS
3 3 (33.33%) GSM
4 2 (22.22%) Ethernet
4 2 (22.22%) Bluetooth
4 2 (22.22%) Wireless
5 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (11.11%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Subversion
1 2 (22.22%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 2 (22.22%) Electronics
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded C Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded C Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) C Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Firmware Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Firmware
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (22.22%) SCADA
3 2 (22.22%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
4 1 (11.11%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Linux
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) Configuration Management
2 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C
2 2 (22.22%) C++
3 1 (11.11%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) HND